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FZUS54 KHGX 241117
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
617 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2025
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA
BAYS.
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
GMZ300-250015-
617 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
FURTHER INCREASE LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY ALONG WITH BUILDING
SEAS, SO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LINGERING ELEVATED SEAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SO THE ADVISORY MAY BE EXTENDED
THROUGH THEN FOR THE GULF WATERS. INCREASED WATER LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDES DUE TO THESE STRONG ONSHORE
WINDS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BUT A ROBUST STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH
THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
GMZ335-250015-
GALVESTON BAY-
617 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING TO CHOPPY
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY,
MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY
WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 15 TO
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING
TO CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-250015-
MATAGORDA BAY-
617 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING TO CHOPPY
LATE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
LATE AFTERNOON, THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. SHOWERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING TO CHOPPY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ350-355-250015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
617 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ370-375-250015-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
617 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2025
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
TODAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 4 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY
WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY
IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
SOUTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS.
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST
3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.
MONDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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